Lei Feng spirit personified in E China

Updated: 2012-02-28 19:39

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Xu Shuanggong, 72, delivers spring water to elderly residents in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, Feb 25, 2012. Xu has been devoted to doing good deeds around the neighborhood for 49 years, such as repairing bicycles, roofs and other household items. He said he wants to carry on the "Lei Feng spirit". Lei Feng, a Chinese soldier, sacrificed his life at the age of 22. His spirit has become an immortal monument for the Chinese people and has been celebrated every spring for the last 49 years. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xu repairs a bicycle for free in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, in a file photo from 2008. [Photo/Xinhua]